Some of the links between the two wars[Civil War and WWII] are quite charming and unexpected. For example, Henry “Hap” Arnold, the chief of the Air Corps in World War II, was decorating workers at a B-29 factory in Wichita in 1943, and the foreman introduced a woman in her 70s, saying, “This is our best worker” The woman was Helen Longstreet, widow of the Civil War solider James Longstreet. He had lived a long life and married a young woman. Consequently, you still had people serving in World War II who had those connections to the Civil War
Wow.
Exactly! :{)
FWIW, my great grandfather fought in the Civil war - so just 3 generations back for me. However, he died long before I was born. My grandfather was born when my great grandfather was 50.
Wow indeed....
The last remaining widow of a civil war veteran died just a few years ago.
Some Civil War veterans, not widows but actual veterans, lived into the 1950’s. Many Civil War era figures knew the Founding Fathers. Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived until 1832. Illustrates what a young nation we are.
My great great grandfather fought as a young calvary boy at vicksburg etc in csa as did his daddy in his 40s....he had 4 wives..the last being in his 60s and lasting into his 80s when he died in 1928....his youngest daughter died this past year at mid 90s
in Jackson Miss
Her daddy...my great x2 granddaddy...same man and csa vet too....and I knew her well....not many folks alive in 2010 who could claim daddy fight in that war from 150 years ago
I think oldest csa widow died in 1995 or so
I remember old black man died at 115 when I was boy
Vet of that war in the early 60s